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| Date March 26, 2001 |
Report No. RL30901 |
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Order Code RL30901 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Projecting the Surplus: A Discussion of Issues March 26, 2001 Marc Labonte Economist Government and Finance Division Philip Winters Analyst in Government Finance Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Projecting the Surplus: A Discussion of Issues Summary Budget surpluses are ...
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| Date March 26, 2001 |
Report No. IB92088 |
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Order Code IB92088 CRS Issue Brief for Congress Received through the CRS Web Panama-U.S. Relations Updated March 26, 2001 Mark P. Sullivan and M. Angeles Villarreal Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress CONTENTS SUMMARY MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS Political and Economic Situation Election of P rez Balladares ...
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| Date March 26, 2001 |
Report No. 97-552GOV |
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Order Code 97-552 GOV Updated March 26, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Discharge Rule in the House: Principal Features and Uses Richard S. Beth Specialist in the Legislative Process Government and Finance Division Summary The discharge rule of the House of Representatives allows a measure to come to the floor for consideration, even if the committee of referral does ...
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| Date March 23, 2001 |
Report No. RL30895 |
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Order Code RL30895 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Hong Kong s Ongoing Transition: Implications of Chinese Sovereignty in 2001 March 23, 2001 Kerry Dumbaugh Specialist in Asian Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Hong Kong s Ongoing Transition: Implications of Chinese Sovereignty Summary Given the ...
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| Date March 23, 2001 |
Report No. RS20813 |
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Order Code RS20813 Updated March 23, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: Comparison of S. 22 (Hagel-Landrieu) with S. 27 (McCain-Feingold) Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government & Finance Division Summary On March 19, 2001, the Senate began consideration of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance ...
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| Date March 22, 2001 |
Report No. RL30899 |
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Order Code RL30899 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web IRS: Status of Restructuring and Reform at the Opening of the 107th Congress March 22, 2001 Sylvia Morrison and Gary Guenther Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress IRS: Status of Restructuring and Reform at the Opening of the 107th Congress Summary Passage in July 1998 of the ...
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| Date March 22, 2001 |
Report No. RS20854 |
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Order Code RS20854 March 22, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Reform and Incentives to Voluntarily Limit Candidate Spending From Personal Funds: Constitutional Issues Raised by Public Subsidies and Variable Contribution Limits L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary The Supreme Court in Buckley v. Valeo ruled that spending ...
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| Date March 21, 2001 |
Report No. RL30642 |
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Order Code RL30642 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The State Children s Health Insurance Program: Eligibility, Enrollment, and Program Funding Updated March 21, 2001 Evelyne P. Baumrucker Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The State Children s Health Insurance Program: Eligibility, Enrollment, ...
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| Date March 21, 2001 |
Report No. RL30476 |
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Order Code RL30476 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Presidential Appointments to Full-Time Positions on Regulatory and Other Collegial Boards and Commissions, 106th Congress Updated March 21, 2001 Rogelio Garcia Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Presidential Appointments to Full-Time ...
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| Date March 21, 2001 |
Report No. RL30773 |
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Order Code RL30773 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Voting Technologies in the United States: Overview and Issues for Congress Updated March 21, 2001 Eric A. Fischer Senior Specialist in Science and Technology Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Voting Technologies in the United States: Overview and Issues for ...
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| Date March 20, 2001 |
Report No. RS20849 |
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Order Code RS20849 Updated March 20, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance Reform: Constitutional Issues Raised by Disclosure Requirements L. Paige Whitaker Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary Current federal election law contains reporting and disclosure requirements related to campaign financing.1 The Supreme Court has generally upheld such ...
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| Date March 20, 2001 |
Report No. RS20850 |
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Order Code RS20850 March 20, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Sentencing: A Sketch of Apprendi v. New Jersey and Its Impact Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Summary In Apprendi v. New Jersey, 120 S.Ct. 2348 (2000), the Supreme Court called into question the sentencing role of federal judges. At the very least, the decision has required ...
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| Date March 19, 2001 |
Report No. RL30903 |
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Order Code RL30903 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Military Technicians: Proposals to Improve Their Retirement Options March 19, 2001 Lawrence Kapp Analyst in National Defense Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Military Technicians: Proposals To Improve Their Retirement Options Summary Military technicians are ...
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| Date March 19, 2001 |
Report No. RS20650 |
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Order Code RS20650 Updated March 19, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web 527 Organizations: Reporting Requirements Imposed on Political Organizations after the Enactment of P.L. 106-230 Marie B. Morris Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On July 1, 2000, President Clinton signed H.R. 4762, P.L. 106-230. The law amended the Internal Revenue Code [IRC] to require ...
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| Date March 19, 2001 |
Report No. RS20007 |
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Order Code RS20007 Updated March 19, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Sequestration Process Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division Sequestration is the cancellation of budgetary resources for the purpose of enforcing statutory budget limits and pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) requirements. This process is triggered ...
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| Date March 19, 2001 |
Report No. RS20008 |
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Order Code RS20008 Updated March 19, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Discretionary Spending Limits Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division Discretionary spending limits are statutory caps on the level of budget authority and outlays determined through the annual appropriations process. They were initially established by ...
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| Date March 16, 2001 |
Report No. RL30884 |
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Order Code RL30884 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Campaign Finance in the 2000 Federal Elections: Overview and Estimates of the Flow of Money March 16, 2001 Joseph E. Cantor Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The author expresses appreciation to Clay Wellborn, of the CRS Government ...
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| Date March 15, 2001 |
Report No. RL30888 |
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Order Code RL30888 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Sentencing: How Much May the Judge Decide - The Impact of the Supreme Court s Decision in Apprendi v. New Jersey March 15, 2001 Charles Doyle Senior Specialist American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Sentencing: How Much May the Judge Decide - The Impact of the Supreme Court ...
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| Date March 15, 2001 |
Report No. 98-304GOV |
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Order Code 98-304 GOV Updated March 15, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Committee Hearings: Arranging Witnesses Thomas P. Carr Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Selecting witnesses is often one of the most important issues in planning a House hearing. Committees and subcommittees pay careful attention to which viewpoints will be ...
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| Date March 14, 2001 |
Report No. RL30905 |
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Order Code RL30905 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting, 1993-2000 March 14, 2001 Genevieve J. Knezo Specialist in Science and Technology Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting, 1993-2000 ...
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| Date March 13, 2001 |
Report No. RL30878 |
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Order Code RL30878 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Electricity Generation and Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Strategies March 13, 2001 Larry Parker and John Blodgett Specialists in Energy and Environmental Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Electricity Generation and Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Strategies ...
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| Date March 13, 2001 |
Report No. RL30882 |
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Order Code RL30882 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Welfare Reform Research: What Do We Know About Those Who Leave Welfare? March 13, 2001 Christine Devere Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Welfare Reform Research: What Do We Know About Those Who Leave Welfare? Summary Cash welfare caseloads have ...
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| Date March 13, 2001 |
Report No. RS20169 |
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Order Code RS20169 Updated March 13, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Agriculture and China s Accession to the World Trade Organization Charles E. Hanrahan Senior Specialist in Agricultural Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The prospect of future growth in demand for agricultural products makes China s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) ...
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| Date March 13, 2001 |
Report No. RS20842 |
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Order Code RS20842 March 13, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Turkey: Financial Crises in Context Carol Migdalovitz Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Summary In December 1999, with International Monetary Fund support, Turkey launched a major economic reform program intended to cure chronic inflation. Its main elements were a ...
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| Date March 12, 2001 |
Report No. RL30880 |
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Order Code RL30880 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Role The Federal Student Loan Programs Play in Supporting Postsecondary Students March 12, 2001 Adam Stoll Analyst in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The Role The Federal Student Loan Programs Play in Supporting Postsecondary Students Summary The ...
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| Date March 12, 2001 |
Report No. RL30870 |
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Order Code RL30870 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Census 2000: Legal Issues re: Data for Reapportionment and Redistricting Updated March 12, 2001 Margaret Mikyung Lee Legislative Attorney American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Census 2000: Legal Issues re Data for Reapportionment and Redistricting Summary The release of the 2000 Census ...
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| Date March 12, 2001 |
Report No. RS20835 |
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Order Code RS20835 Updated March 12, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax-Cut Legislation: The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 (H.R. 3) David L. Brumbaugh Specialist in Public Finance Government and Finance Division Summary On March 8, 2001, the House of Representatives approved H.R. 3, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001. The bill provides a gradual ...
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| Date March 8, 2001 |
Report No. RL30876 |
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Order Code RL30876 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The President s Reorganization Authority: Review and Analysis March 8, 2001 Ronald C. Moe Specialist in Government Organization and Management Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress The President s Reorganization Authority: Review and Analysis Summary Among the initiatives being ...
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| Date March 8, 2001 |
Report No. 98-317GOV |
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Order Code 98-317 GOV Updated March 8, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Types of Committee Hearings Richard C. Sachs Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional committee hearings may be broadly classified into four types: legislative, oversight, investigative, and confirmation. Hearings may be held on Capitol Hill or elsewhere, ...
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| Date March 8, 2001 |
Report No. 98-970GOV |
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Order Code 98-970 GOV Updated March 8, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pairing in Congressional Voting: The House Richard C. Sachs Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Under Rule XX, clause 3, the practice of pairing involves under certain procedural circumstances a Member who is absent during a vote on the House floor arranging with ...
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| Date March 8, 2001 |
Report No. 98-488GOV |
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Order Code 98-488 GOV Updated March 8, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web House Committee Hearings: Preparation Richard C. Sachs Specialist in American National Government Government and Finance Division Committee hearings afford Representatives an opportunity to gather information on, and draw attention to, legislation and issues within a committee's purview; conduct ...
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| Date March 7, 2001 |
Report No. RL30099 |
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Order Code RL30099 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Veterans Issues in the 106th Congress Updated March 7, 2001 Dennis W. Snook Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Veterans Issues in the 106th Congress Summary VA Budget. Congress appropriated $47 billion for programs of the Department of ...
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| Date March 7, 2001 |
Report No. RL30885 |
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Order Code RL30885 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Predatory Lending: Background on the Issue and Overview of Legislation in the 106th Congress March 7, 2001 Bruce E. Foote Analyst in Housing Domestic Social Policy Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Predatory Lending: Background on the Issue and Overview of Legislation in the 106th Congress Summary ...
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| Date March 7, 2001 |
Report No. RL30301 |
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Order Code RL30301 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Informal Congressional Groups and Members Organizations: Selected Questions and Responses Updated March 7, 2001 Sula P. Richardson Analyst in American National Government Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Informal Congressional Groups and Members Organizations: Selected ...
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| Date March 5, 2001 |
Report No. RS20006 |
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Order Code RS20006 Updated March 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Pay-As-You-Go Rules in the Federal Budget Process Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division The pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules in the federal budget process require that new direct spending and revenue legislation be deficit neutral. The net effect of all such ...
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| Date March 5, 2001 |
Report No. RS20005 |
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Order Code RS20005 Updated March 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Timetable for Sequestration Actions Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division Sequestration the automatic across-the-board cancellation of budgetary resources for the purpose of enforcing budgetary goals was first established by the 1985 Balanced Budget and ...
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| Date March 5, 2001 |
Report No. 98-876GOV |
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Order Code 98-876 GOV Updated March 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Congressional Budget Act Points of Order Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division Title III of the Congressional Budget Act (CBA) of 1974 (P.L. 93-344), as amended, establishes the points of order that are used to enforce congressional budget procedures ...
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| Date March 5, 2001 |
Report No. 98-815GOV |
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Order Code 98-815 GOV Updated March 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Budget Resolution Enforcement Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division The annual budget resolution sets forth Congress's budget plan for a period of at least five fiscal years. It includes total levels of spending, revenues, and the debt limit for each ...
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| Date March 5, 2001 |
Report No. 98-280GOV |
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Order Code 98-280 GOV Updated March 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Functional Categories of the Federal Budget Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division The President's budget and the congressional budget resolution classify federal budgetary activities into functional and subfunctional categories that represent the ...
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| Date March 5, 2001 |
Report No. 98-410GOV |
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Order Code 98-410 GOV Updated March 5, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Basic Federal Budgeting Terminology Bill Heniff Jr. Consultant in American National Government Government and Finance Division In its most elemental form, the federal budget is a comprehensive accounting of the government s spending, revenues, and borrowing. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of ...
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| Date March 2, 2001 |
Report No. RS20836 |
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Order Code RS20836 March 2, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Immigration Legislation in 106th Congress Ruth Ellen Wasem Specialist in Social Legislation Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The 106th Congress enacted 23 laws with provisions affecting immigration policy, not including appropriations laws for immigration-related programs, services, and activities. Several ...
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| Date March 1, 2001 |
Report No. RS20382 |
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Order Code RS20382 Updated March 1, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Multidistrict Jurisdiction Act of 1999 Paul Starett Wallace, Jr. 1 Specialist in American Public Law American Law Division and Mark Gurevitz Senior Paralegal Specialist American Law Division Summary The Multidistrict Jurisdiction Act of 1999, H.R. 2112, 106th Congress, as passed by the Senate, with an ...
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| Date Feb. 28, 2001 |
Report No. RS20831 |
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Order Code RS20831 February 28, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Gulf Cooperation Council Defense Agreement Gordon S. Brown Research Associate Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs Summary A summit meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), held in Bahrain at the end of 2000, saw the attending heads of state ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2001 |
Report No. RL30776 |
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Order Code RL30776 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Policy: Key Issues in the 107th Congress Updated February 27, 2001 Valerie Bailey Grasso and Susan B. Epstein, Coordinators Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Policy: Key Issues in the 107th ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2001 |
Report No. RL30867 |
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Order Code RL30867 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Federal Land Management Agencies: Background on Land and Resource Management February 27, 2001 Carol Hardy Vincent, Betsy A. Cody, M. Lynne Corn, Ross W. Gorte, Sandra L. Johnson, and David Whiteman Resources, Science, and Industry Division Pamela Baldwin American Law Division Congressional Research Service The Library of ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2001 |
Report No. RL30793 |
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Order Code RL30793 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Health in Developing Countries: The U.S. Response Updated February 27, 2001 Lois B. McHugh Analyst in International Relations Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Health in Developing Countries: The U.S. Response Summary P.L. 106-429, the Foreign Operations, Export ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2001 |
Report No. RL30801 |
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Order Code RL30801 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Tax Activity in the 106th Congress Updated February 27, 2001 Jane G. Gravelle Senior Specialist in Economic Policy Government and Finance Division Congressional Research Service The Library of Congress Tax Activity in the 106th Congress Summary A general tax cut (H.R. 2488), costing $792 billion over 10 years, was vetoed in ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2001 |
Report No. RS20033 |
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Order Code RS20033 Updated February 27, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Food and Drug Administration: Selected Funding and Policy Issues Donna U. Vogt Domestic Social Policy Division Summary The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring the safety of foods, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, and other products. The Food and Drug Administration ...
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| Date Feb. 27, 2001 |
Report No. RS20828 |
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Order Code RS20828 February 27, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web University of Alabama v. Garrett: Federalism Limits on the Americans with Disabilities Act Nancy Lee Jones Legislative Attorney American Law Division Summary On Feb. 21, 2001, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision, held that the Eleventh Amendment bars suits to recover monetary damages by state employees under ...
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| Date Feb. 26, 2001 |
Report No. 98-879 |
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Order Code 98-879 Updated February 26, 2001 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web Veterans Pensions: Fact Sheet Dennis W. Snook and Alice D. Butler Domestic Social Policy Division Wartime veterans and their survivors are assured of income support if disabilities render them unemployable, and if they do not have sufficient assets to provide for their own maintenance. Called veterans ...
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